Explore mammals from tiny bats and rodents to primates, carnivores, ungulates, whales, and elephants. Each profile connects core facts with habitat, lifespan, traits, and conservation information.
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The following is a detailed classification table of mammals, including all orders, families, genera and typical animals:
| sort | Order | Family | Genus | Examples |
| Monotremata | Monotremata | Ornithorhynchidae | Ornithorhynchus | Platypus, Echidna |
| Tachyglossidae | Echidna | Echidna | ||
| Marsupialia | Marsupialia | Macropodidae | Macropus | Kangaroos, wombats, possums |
| Phascolarctidae | Phascolarctos | koala | ||
| Dasyuridae | Dasyurus | Bandicoot, Tasmanian devil | ||
| Eutheria | Carnivora | Canidae | Canis | Wolf, dog, fox |
| Felidae | Felis | House cat, lion, tiger | ||
| Ursidae | Ursus | Black bear, brown bear, polar bear | ||
| Perissodactyla | Equidae | Equus | Horse, donkey, zebra | |
| Rhinocerotidae | Rhinoceros | White rhino, black rhino | ||
| Tapiridae | Tapirus | Tapirus | ||
| Artiodactyla | Bovidae | Bos | Cattle, antelopes, sheep | |
| Cervidae | Cervus | Deer, reindeer, sika deer | ||
| Suidae | Sus | Wild boar, domestic pig | ||
| Cetacea | Balaenidae | Megaptera | Humpback whale, blue whale | |
| Delphinidae | Delphinus | Dolphins, killer whales | ||
| Primates | Cercopithecidae | Pongo | Orangutans, gibbons, monkeys | |
| Hominidae | Homo | Humans, chimpanzees, orangutans | ||
| Rodentia | Sciuridae | Sciurus | Squirrels, Ground Squirrels | |
| Castoridae | Castor | beaver | ||
| Muridae | Mus | House mouse, vole | ||
| Chiroptera | Vespertilionidae | Myotis | Small bat, big bat | |
| Lagomorpha | Leporidae | Oryctolagus | Rabbit, hare |
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Small civet, seven-striped civet, black-footed civet, arrow cat, pen cat, spotted civet, fragrant civet
The small civet is a species of civet that is very similar to the large civet.The civet is a solitary nocturnal animal that hides ···
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Big civet, Jiujiang civet, Nine-section civet,Large Indian civet
There are 12 subspecies of the civet cat.The civet cat is solitary by nature, likes to walk at night, is alert by nature, has very···
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Great Civet,Large spotted civet, spotted civet, stink cat
The Great Spotted Civet has no subspecies and is very similar to the Great Civet, except that the Great Spotted Civet has larger s···
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smooth otter, Indian otter, saltwater otter, short-haired otter
The smooth-coated otter is an animal of the family Mustelidae and genus Otter, with no subspecies.The smooth-coated otter generall···
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Otter, otter cat, fish cat, water dog, water fur, water monkey
There are 14 subspecies of otters.Otters love to play. They often stand up by treading water, with their heads and necks above the···
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Marten, wolverine, moon bear, flying bear, bear marten, mountain dog, native dog, palm bear
The mink is the only species in the genus Mink, with 6 subspecies.Mink will never allow the same sex to appear in its territory, e···
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Sable, black sable, Japanese Sable, wood marten, marten, marten, red sable, big leaf
Sables are small to medium-sized mammals with 19 subspecies.Sables are good at climbing trees, are agile and nimble, and live deep···
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Stone marten, rock marten, snow-sweeping marten, beech marten, raccoon fox
The stone marten is a small to medium-sized mammal of the genus Marten, and is relatively small among its close relatives.The ston···
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Yellow-throated marten, blue weasel, honey dog, yellow-waisted civet cat, yellow-waisted fox
The yellow-throated marten is an animal that lives in forest areas. Due to the reduction of forest area and the fragmentation of d···
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Red panda
The red panda is not a bear, and is not closely related to the giant panda. It is only a distant relative of the giant panda, nor ···
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Helarctos malayanus,Bear, little bear, little black bear
The Latin name of the Sun Bear is Helarctos malayanus. It has two subspecies (the Bornean Sun Bear and the Nominal Sun Bear). It i···
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Sloth bear, honey bear
There are 2 subspecies of sloth bears. The tracks of sloth bears are similar to those of humans, but sloth bears can run faster th···
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Red fox, red fox, grass fox, southern fox, fire fox, silver fox, cross fox
There are 47 subspecies of red fox, which is the largest and most common fox.Red foxes have well-developed hearing and smell, and ···
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Tibetan fox, Xisha fox, fox, grassland fox, Tibetan sand fox
The Tibetan name of the Tibetan fox is Bojiwama, and there is no subspecies. Tibetan fox, it is estimated that many people know it···
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Vulpes corsac, Eastern Coral Fox
Corsus foxes are slightly smaller than red foxes and as tall as a medium-sized dog. There are three subspecies.Corsus foxes live a···
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raccoon dog, cypress tail, fur dog
Raccoon dog is a very ancient species of Canidae, considered to be a species similar to the ancestor of Canidae, with 6 subspecies···
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Dhole,Jackal, Indian wild dog, Asiatic wild dog, red dog
The appearance of jackals is similar to that of wolves and dogs, but they are slightly smaller than wolves and much larger than re···
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Asian jackal
The Asian jackal is a small jackal.The sociality of the Asian jackal is highly developed, and cooperative hunting is their most im···
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Canis lupus
Grey wolf, Arctic wolf, etc., is usually referred to as "wolf" in human society. There are 38 subspecies and 1 domestica···
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vượn cao vít, vượn đen, Cao-vit Gibbon,Eastern black-crested gibbon, Indochinese gibbon
黑冠长臂猿外文名Cao-vit Crested Gibbon，共有4个亚种。黑冠长臂猿的活动领域比较固定，无季节迁移现象。黑冠长臂猿与其他长臂猿不同之处在···
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White-handed gibbon, Common gibbon
There are 5 subspecies of white-handed gibbons. Their hands and feet are white or pale white, hence the name white-handed gibbons.···
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Hoolock gibbon, gibbon, call monkey, black monkey
Hoobrow gibbon is a larger type of gibbon.Hoobrow gibbon was once considered to be one species with three subspecies. In 2006, the···
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Burmese snub-nosed monkey, Nujiang golden monkey, Myanmar golden monkey, black snub-nosed monkey
Nujiang golden monkey is also known as Myanmar Snub-nosed Monkey and Burmese Snub-nosed Monkey in foreign languages. It has no sub···
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Rhinopithecus brelichi,Guizhou golden monkey, gray golden monkey, white-shouldered monkey, white-shouldered snub-nosed monkey, cow-tailed monkey, line marmoset
In Chinese history, the Guizhou golden monkey was called "Zongyi Beast" and "Guoran Beast". The Guizhou golden···